UPDATED. The management audit of JCPS “is close to release,” Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt said Wednesday morning. The audit, which likely will involve hands-on intervention from the state and could result in the state board of education appointing a JCPS manager whose authority...

With several formal meetings under its belt, the next action of the Steering Committee for Action on Louisville’s Agenda (SCALA) will be to create an eight- to nine-member board of directors that will manage and direct the group. So far, PNC Bank executive Chuck...

Tuesday’s meeting of the Steering Committee for Action on Louisville’s Agenda (SCALA) was open to media for the first time since forming almost a year ago, where members heard a presentation from an official with the administration of Mayor Greg Fischer on an initiative...

Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio has turned down an invitation to join the Steering Committee for Action on Louisville’s Agenda (SCALA), stating that he “cannot join a group that is actively advocating for state takeover of our district and removal of our...

In an address to the Louisville Rotary Club on Thursday, David Jones Sr. — the co-founder of the Steering Committee for Action on Louisville’s Agenda (SCALA) — urged Louisvillians to call Gov. Matt Bevin and ask him to “fix” Jefferson County Public Schools. During...

This post has been updated. After facing criticism for operating in secret, the Steering Committee for Action on Louisville’s Agenda (SCALA) will allow the media to attend its next meeting, according to a spokesperson for the group. Leaders of SCALA, an invite-only group of...

A public safety subgroup of the Steering Committee for Action on Louisville’s Agenda (SCALA) focused on addressing the city’s recent rise in homicides includes three members of the administration of Mayor Greg Fischer and a former deputy chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department,...

From the resignation of the Louisville Veterans Affairs hospital director to the cancellation of the IdeaFestival to the latest masterpiece to visit Speed Museum, here are Insider’s top stories this week. Head of Louisville VA Hospital resigns after being cited for whistleblower retaliation Martin...

A local coalition of public education advocates is urging members of the newly uncovered Steering Committee for Action on Louisville’s Agenda (SCALA) to publicly break ties with the group, voicing concern with what they call its lack of transparency and minimal diversity. While none...